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Originally Posted by Simply Bananas
I ordered of the pink accu-sharps to take to CR. It was cheap on ebay, but not $4.
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Sorry if the price increased, I bought the blue 101 now the 001, and it was
$4.22 last year with shipping.
I have to say I cringed when you cut down that Saba.
I would never intentionally let the fruit touch the ground, let alone slam into it.
A tall P-Stem should be cut the same way a tall tree is cut.
Put a V-cut as low as possible on the P-Stem facing the direction you wish it to fall.
Next put a back-cut above the level of the V-cut and now using the center of the P-stem as a hinge pull the P-Stem and slowly walk your hands up as it slowly falls to your shoulder. Clear a few leaves, put one hand on the stalk and cut.
If there are many pups at the base, the two initial cut can be made by rocking the machete back and forth.